Education in San Andres and Providencia, Colombia: official figures
The net enrolment rate from the transition year to upper secondary in San Andres y Providencia was 94.0% in 2024, according to the Ministry of Education (4th highest of 33), against 91.9% in 2019 and 67.2% in 2011.
How many teenagers in San Andres y Providencia attend upper secondary school?
54.3% of young people of upper-secondary age (15 and 16) in San Andres y Providencia were enrolled at that level in 2024 (9th highest of 33); net enrolment was 82.8% in lower secondary and 78.0% in the transition year.
Source: Ministerio de Educacion Nacional (MEN) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in San Andres y Providencia?
1.9% of pupils in San Andres y Providencia dropped out of school during the 2024 school year (the lowest of 33), against 3.0% in 2023. 9.8% failed their year and 8.4% were repeating a grade.
Source: Ministerio de Educacion Nacional (MEN) · saved copyHow do students in San Andres y Providencia do in the Saber 11 exam?
Students at schools in San Andres y Providencia averaged 237.4 out of 500 in the Saber 11 school-leaving exam in the 2022 calendar-A round (12th lowest of 33; Colombia 250.1), against 230.4 in 2019. 577 students sat the exam there.
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluacion de la Educacion (ICFES) · saved copyHow good are maths results in San Andres y Providencia?
In the 2022 Saber 11 exam, students at schools in San Andres y Providencia averaged 46.6 out of 100 in mathematics (9th lowest of 33; Colombia 50.6), 50.7 in critical reading (Colombia 52.8) and 55.8 in English (Colombia 49.9).
Source: Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluacion de la Educacion (ICFES) · saved copyWhat is the literacy rate in San Andres y Providencia?
0.7% of people in San Andres y Providencia lived in households with an adult aged 15 or over who could not read and write in 2025 (the lowest of 33; Colombia 6.4%), and 25.5% in households whose adults averaged fewer than nine years of schooling (Colombia 36.8%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow many children in San Andres y Providencia are behind at school?
In 2025, 0.2% of people in San Andres y Providencia lived in households with a child aged 6 to 16 not attending school (Colombia 1.8%), and 18.0% in households with a child aged 7 to 17 behind the normal grade for their age (Colombia 19.7%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow San Andres and Providencia compares with other departments
Net enrolment rate, transition to upper secondary (2024)
San Andres and Providencia ranks 4 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Net enrolment rate, transition to upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Guajira | 100.1% |
| 2 | Bolivar | 97.8% |
| 3 | Tolima | 97.1% |
| 4 | San Andres and Providencia | 94.0% |
| 5 | Risaralda | 93.2% |
| 6 | Magdalena | 93.1% |
| 7 | Santander | 92.9% |
Net enrolment rate, upper secondary (2024)
San Andres and Providencia ranks 9 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Net enrolment rate, upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Santander | 55.0% |
| 7 | Quindio | 54.7% |
| 8 | Tolima | 54.5% |
| 9 | San Andres and Providencia | 54.3% |
| 10 | Antioquia | 52.8% |
| 11 | Bolivar | 52.6% |
| 12 | Casanare | 50.9% |
School dropout rate (2024)
San Andres and Providencia ranks 33 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School dropout rate |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | La Guajira | 2.8% |
| 28 | Bogota | 2.5% |
| 29 | Narino | 2.5% |
| 30 | Choco | 2.4% |
| 31 | Boyaca | 2.4% |
| 32 | Atlantico | 2.2% |
| 33 | San Andres and Providencia | 1.9% |
Average Saber 11 score (0-500) (2022)
San Andres and Providencia ranks 22 of 33, highest first. Calendar-A round, by department of the school
| Rank | Region | Average Saber 11 score (0-500) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Arauca | 241.5 |
| 20 | Putumayo | 239.7 |
| 21 | Cordoba | 238.3 |
| 22 | San Andres and Providencia | 237.4 |
| 23 | Sucre | 236.6 |
| 24 | Cauca | 231.1 |
| 25 | Bolivar | 230.0 |
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Sources
- Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluacion de la Educacion (ICFES): Resultados unicos Saber 11: average scores and number of candidates by department of the school, rounds 2019-4 and 2022-4 (datos.gov.co API response, aggregated by the API from ICFES microdata), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f4b8bdc7c323…)
- Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE): Pobreza multidimensional, anexo departamental 2025 (Encuesta Nacional de Calidad de Vida): incidence by department and area, household deprivations by indicator, intensity and incidence by sex, 2018-2025 (updated 14 April 2026), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 73caab08046d…)
- Ministerio de Educacion Nacional (MEN): MEN_ESTADISTICAS_EN_EDUCACION_EN_PREESCOLAR, BASICA Y MEDIA_POR_DEPARTAMENTO, 2011-2024: net and gross enrolment coverage, dropout, failure and repetition rates by department (datos.gov.co API response), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bac11bda6cae…)
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